6 July 2022
Harold
[FYI request #19609 email]
Ref: OIA-2021/22-1403
Dear Harold
Official Information Act request relating to Minutes of Disinformation Interagency
Coordination Group
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 7 June 2022.
You requested:
“ In response to an earlier request I made for information relating to DPMC's work to
establish a mis/disinformation resilience strategic framework (OIA-2021/22-1234),
you advised me that:
"DPMC’s COVID-19 Group chairs an inter-agency disinformation group, which has
met fortnightly since 23 September 2021."
I have seen what is apparently the same group referred to as the "Interagency
Coordination Group" which has been convened by DPMC "to support efforts to build
resilience to false information" as in this document published on the Unite against
Covid-19 website (p.9):
I would like to request copies of the agenda and minutes of all meetings of this
group, dated from the beginning of September 2021 to the end of March 2022. ”
I have decided under section 15A of the Act to extend the time limits for deciding on your
request by an additional 30 working days. Consequently, the extended due date for your
response will be 17 August 2022.
The extension is required because of the consultations needed to make a decision on your
request. Despite the extension, a response will be sent to you as soon as possible.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under section
28(3) of the Act.
Yours sincerely
Margaret Noonan
Team Leader, Ministerial Services
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4573263
64 4 817 9700 Facsimile 64 4 472 3181 www.dpmc.govt.nz